This year Fourth of July was particularly hard for me. In a time when we are supposed to be celebrating our freedoms I'm watching the world around us shut down and isolate. Every where we go people are covered in masks, and there is a sense of panic and fear no matter where we go. I look back on normal fourth of July's for us and think of the balloon glows, the fireworks, the family time, and the festivities! Why do we do all this celebration?? To remind us that a long time ago people who wanted to be FREE from government tyranny and oppression stood up and FOUGHT for their freedoms and instated a government that would support and enable those freedoms, not take them away.
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” - Ronald Reagan
I look ahead to where my children might be when they finally become adults, and unless we teach them now and we continue to fight for their freedoms, there won't be much for them in the future.
Always teach our children WHY we have a free country! Fourth of July is not just America's birthday, but it's a celebration of when a small group of people stood up and fought against England (one of the most powerful countries at the time) and created their own independence from the rule of that country. We have a flag that represents the unity and power of the 50 United States. It shows the bloodshed given from generations of soldiers who fought to defend our freedoms and help us keep the freedoms we enjoy today.
When I was a child we always would say how free we are. We are free to have a church and our Bible. We are free to choose to home school or not. We are free to choose vaccinations or not. We are free to choose HOW we worship and pray. We are free to choose what jobs we want. In America, we are free to choose pretty much anything.
I never in my wildest dreams thought I would look around me and see churches afraid to worship, governments shutting down businesses and citizens in the name of security. I never thought I would have to explain to my children that it's now illegal to meet in groups and we must wear masks and have a constant state of fear around us.
Our boys come from a lineage of American soldiers. Freedom is not just an arbitrary thing that someone fought for. Freedom is the reason their father is permanently disabled and sick. Freedom is the reason their grandparents fought and served. Freedom is the reason we have everything we do today.
If we don't continue to teach our children the importance of freedom and to stand up against tyranny, then their generation will never know freedom. It is quickly disappearing if we don't do something to stand up against it!!
TRUE freedom is found in God, Bible, and serving. We founded this country on religious freedom and Independence! Teach our children to serve others, love others, and fight for those around us. Don't just inwardly cower and hide, but stand up for not only our country and liberty, but for our GOD GIVEN right to freedom!
Let this be a wake up call as you watch everything around you shutter, shut down, and people quietly letting it happen. We are not losing our freedoms in a war, but with the people quietly allowing it all to happen without saying a thing against it. BE the difference, RAISE the difference, and don't let the next generation have nothing left of their freedoms.
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